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Clearwater River Bridge

Clearwater County, Minnesota

Photos 

Photo courtesy of MnDOT

License: Released into public domain

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BH Photo #336621

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Clearwater River on Highway
Location
Clearwater County, Minnesota
Status
Bypassed by a new bridge; now privately owned
History
Built 1905; rehabilitated 1962
Design
Waddell kingpost pony truss with welded connections
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 37.1 ft.
Total length: 39.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.77540, -95.36594   (decimal degrees)
47°46'31" N, 95°21'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/322751/5294047 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Gurneau Lake
Inventory numbers
MN L1297 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 58155 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1905 (820)
Built during 1900s (7,631)
Clearwater County, Minnesota (10)
Closed (2,757)
Kingpost truss (185)
Minnesota (1,648)
Owned by county (21,600)
 Pony truss (17,004)
Preserved (1,229)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,217)
Structurally deficient (12,893)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,498)
Truss (35,396)

Update Log 

  • August 27, 2015: Updated by Jason Smith: Added photos and information
  • September 24, 2013: Added by J.P.

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Clearwater River Bridge
Posted August 27, 2015, by Jason Smith (flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com)

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